Form and Function – Making the Collaborative Tool Fit the Setting

HydroLogics has a long history of using collaborative modeling tools to help resolve complex water resources problems. Some of these tools are used in public settings, sometimes in institutional settings. Sometimes the intent of the collaboration is more introductory and educational, and sometimes is focused more on evaluating alternatives, with the intent of developing and adopting a course of action. This presentation will describe the tools and user interfaces used in two different collaborations – one and educational setting in Eastern Kansas, and the other an institutional setting to improve water management in a Northern New Jersey utility. The level of detail, modeling scope, and the ways in which users interacted with the two modeling tools will be compared, and the rationale for the different designs will be presented

Policy Options for Water Management in the Verde Valley, Arizona (Executive Summary)

The water of the Verde Valley, both in the ground and flowing at the surface, is a natural resource that is critical to the regional economy, environmental sustainability, and quality of life -- but the Verde River faces unprecedented threats from over-allocation, development, and lack of cohesive water management. This report presents the results of three related initiatives designed to examine possible futures for the Verde and provides information for stakeholders and decision makers regarding the Verde Valley's water resources, its economic value, and possible tools for sustainable water management.Our analysis included modeling the effects of growth on river flows and on the regional economy. Population growth and development in the basin, if not mitigated, are likely to cause further decrease in the summer base flow in the Verde River. Decreases in the Verde River's flow have already been observed, and further reductions could have harmful side effects on the region's economy and could lead to federal intervention in local water management to maintain habitat for endangered species

A comprehensive overview of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology

The concept of radioguided surgery, which was first developed some 60 years ago, involves the use of a radiation detection probe system for the intraoperative detection of radionuclides. The use of gamma detection probe technology in radioguided surgery has tremendously expanded and has evolved into what is now considered an established discipline within the practice of surgery, revolutionizing the surgical management of many malignancies, including breast cancer, melanoma, and colorectal cancer, as well as the surgical management of parathyroid disease. The impact of radioguided surgery on the surgical management of cancer patients includes providing vital and real-time information to the surgeon regarding the location and extent of disease, as well as regarding the assessment of surgical resection margins. Additionally, it has allowed the surgeon to minimize the surgical invasiveness of many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, while still maintaining maximum benefit to the cancer patient. In the current review, we have attempted to comprehensively evaluate the history, technical aspects, and clinical applications of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology

The Effect Of Frontal Lobe Operations On The Attention Process.

PhDPsychologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/183158/2/0002648.pd